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If a copy of Nintendo Land, 32GB of internal memory and a black paint job weren’t enough for you to drop an extra $50 for the Wii U Deluxe Set, Nintendo’s hoping fresh details on its Deluxe Digital Promotion will further sweeten the pot. When deluxe console owners buy a game through the firm’s eShop or purchase a download code at a brick-and-mortar store, they’ll receive roughly 10 percent of the price in points. For example, gamers will net 599 points for a title with a $59.99 price tag. For every 500 points, users can snag a code redeemable for $5 in eShop credit useable on the Wii U or 3DS digital storefronts. The house that Mario built will keeping track of points between the system’s launch day and December 31st, 2014, but won’t issue credits until the promotion’s website launches sometime in December. Look out below for more details in the press release.

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Wii U Deluxe Digital Promotion will give gamers a $5 credit for every $50 spent on downloads originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Users haven’t exactly been content with Evernote since it took over the Skitch reigns, but that’s not stopping the Smart Notebook creator from pushing out constant updates to its Android offering. To go along with the handy tweaks from earlier this month, Evernote’s now updated Skitch with a completely redesigned user interface, the addition of a couple of fresh tools (Pixelate and Highlighter), as well as, naturally, a much-improved integration with its own cloud-based service — not to mention the ability to sync with Evernote, though said application would have to also be installed on your device. This new version of Skitch is available to download now via Google Play, and be sure to share your first impressions with us in the comments below.

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Skitch for Android brings revamped UI, complete integration with Evernote originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We got an early peek at some of the newly revamped menus from TiVo’s fall update a few days ago, and now the company has announced it is officially rolling out to retail Premiere DVRs, with cable-provided boxes getting the update at some point in the future. Those on the priority list are first up so some TiVo Community posters report they’ve already received it and can confirm the Netflix app is “still terrible.” Besides the upgraded screens for Season Pass Manager, To Do List, History and My Shows (beyond the new look, they each have gained a few new features), Parental controls has replaced KidZone settings, there are some new games in the apps menu and users can name their DVR in the menus. Hit the source link to check out the full list of changes,

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TiVo Premiere fall update starts rolling out with more HD menu screens and a few other tweaks originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Forget e-paper: if the University of Tokyo’s Naemura Lab has its way, we’ll interact with the real thing. The division’s new research has budding artists draw on photochromic paper with Frixion’s heat-sensitive ink, turning the results into something a computer can manipulate. A laser ‘erases’ the ink to fix mistakes or add effects, and an ultraviolet projector overhead can copy any handiwork, fill in the gaps or print a new creation. The prototype is neither high resolution nor quick — you won’t be living out fantasies of a real-world A-Ha music video — but the laser’s accuracy (down to 0.0001 inches) has already led researchers to dream of paper-based, Google Docs-style collaboration where edits in one place affect a tangible document somewhere else. It’s hard to see truly widespread adoption in an era where we’re often trying to save trees instead of print to them, but there’s an undeniable appeal to having a hard copy that isn’t fixed in time.

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University of Tokyo turns real paper and ink into a display, could share doodles from a distance (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As much as Gmail shines when it’s on the web, some of its most avid users stay in native apps for the multitasking; having to check a past message in the web client has usually meant putting the current draft on hold, or at least maintaining a near-photographic memory. Google wants to translate some of that desktop experience to the web through a new composition interface it’s testing as of today. New messages start off in a shrinkable pop-up that lets us find old threads without having to put the new conversation on ice, even we’re indecisive enough to leave multiple unfinished e-mail messages open. Other upgrades lurk in the background for the more focused among us, such as a pared-back composition interface, in-line photos and a reply box that dynamically adapts to the space it needs. Only those in the preview will see the Gmail update for now; Google is promising a wider launch in the months ahead that could save us all a few precious minutes each day.

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Gmail composer goes to a simple pop-up, gives multitaskers freedom to fly originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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